get_term_parents_list() WP 1.0

Retrieve term parents with separator.

No Hooks.

Return

String/WP_Error. A list of term parents on success, WP_Error or empty string on failure.

Usage

get_term_parents_list( $term_id, $taxonomy, $args );

$term_id(int) (required)

Term ID.

$taxonomy(string) (required)

Taxonomy name.

$args(string/array)

Array of optional arguments.

• $format (string)
  Use term names or slugs for display. Accepts 'name' or 'slug'.
  Default: 'name'

• $separator (string)
  Separator for between the terms.
  Default: '/'

• $link (true/false)
  Whether to format as a link.
  Default: true

• $inclusive (true/false)
  Include the term to get the parents for.
  Default: true

Default: array()

Code of get term parents list: wp-includes/category-template.php ^{WP 5.2.1}

<?php
function get_term_parents_list( $term_id, $taxonomy, $args = array() ) {
	$list = '';
	$term = get_term( $term_id, $taxonomy );

	if ( is_wp_error( $term ) ) {
		return $term;
	}

	if ( ! $term ) {
		return $list;
	}

	$term_id = $term->term_id;

	$defaults = array(
		'format'    => 'name',
		'separator' => '/',
		'link'      => true,
		'inclusive' => true,
	);

	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	foreach ( array( 'link', 'inclusive' ) as $bool ) {
		$args[ $bool ] = wp_validate_boolean( $args[ $bool ] );
	}

	$parents = get_ancestors( $term_id, $taxonomy, 'taxonomy' );

	if ( $args['inclusive'] ) {
		array_unshift( $parents, $term_id );
	}

	foreach ( array_reverse( $parents ) as $term_id ) {
		$parent = get_term( $term_id, $taxonomy );
		$name   = ( 'slug' === $args['format'] ) ? $parent->slug : $parent->name;

		if ( $args['link'] ) {
			$list .= '<a href="' . esc_url( get_term_link( $parent->term_id, $taxonomy ) ) . '">' . $name . '</a>' . $args['separator'];
		} else {
			$list .= $name . $args['separator'];
		}
	}

	return $list;
}

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